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SB756Introduced in the Senate

Casino gaming; eligible host localities.

Vetoed

Introduced by Scott Surovell, District 34

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Casino gaming; eligible host localities. Adds Fairfax County to the list of localities eligible to host a casino in the Commonwealth and provides that any proposed site for a casino gaming establishment considered by Fairfax County shall be (i) located within one-quarter of a mile of an existing station on the Metro Silver Line, (ii) part of a coordinated mixed-use project development consisting of no less than 1.5 million square feet, (iii) within two miles of a regional enclosed mall containing not less than 1.5 million square feet of gross building area, and (iv) outside of the Interstate 495 Beltway.

Where it stands

Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

April 22, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

9 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Conference report agreed to by Senate (25-Y 13-N 0-A) · March 14, 2026

25

Yes

13

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5No
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1Yes
Mark Obenshain2No
Chris Head3No
David Suetterlein4No
Travis Hackworth5No
Todd Pillion6Yes
William Stanley7Yes
Mark Peake8Yes

Bill history

  1. Presented and ordered printed 26100598D

  2. Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

  3. Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming

  4. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB756)

  5. Fiscal Impact Review From JLARC (1/28/2026 10:24 am)

  6. Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N)

  7. Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)

  8. Committee substitute printed 26107647D-S1

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  11. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  12. Read second time

  13. Finance and Appropriations Substitute rejected

  14. Floor offered Senator Surovell Amendments

  15. Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)

  16. Senator Surovell Amendments agreed to

  17. Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)

  18. Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 14-N 0-A)

  19. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB756)

  20. Placed on Calendar

  21. Read first time

  22. Referred to Committee on General Laws

  23. House committee offered

  24. Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 8-N)

  25. Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources

  26. Committee substitute printed 26108497D-H1

  27. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB756)

  28. House committee offered

  29. Reported from Appropriations with substitute (18-Y 4-N)

  30. Committee substitute printed 26108839D-H2

  31. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB756)

  32. Read second time

  33. Read third time

  34. committee substitute rejected

  35. committee substitute agreed to

  36. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  37. Passed House with substitute (64-Y 32-N 0-A)

  38. Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House

  39. Passed House with substitute (59-Y 37-N 1-A)

  40. House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)

  41. Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  42. Conferees appointed by Senate

  43. Senate Conferees: Surovell, Marsden, Reeves

  44. Conferees appointed by House

  45. House Conferees: Torian, Willett, Hodges

  46. Conference Report released

  47. Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 16-N 0-A)

  48. Senate requested second conference committee (30-Y 9-N 0-A)

  49. Second conferees appointed by Senate

  50. Senate Conferees: Surovell, Marsden, Reeves

  51. Conference Report released

  52. House acceded to request for second conference committee

  53. Conferees appointed by House

  54. House Conferees: Torian, Willett, Hodges

  55. Passed by temporarily

  56. Conference report agreed to by House (55-Y 41-N 0-A)

  57. Conference report agreed to by Senate (25-Y 13-N 0-A)

  58. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB756)

  59. Enrolled

  60. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB756ER)

  61. Signed by President

  62. Signed by Speaker

  63. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  64. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  65. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB756)

  66. Vetoed by Governor

  67. Passed by for the day

  68. Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

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